Travel

January 5, 2023 Southwest Airlines Company faces a class action over its failure to provide prompt refunds for thousands of flight cancellations during the 2022-2023 winter holidays.

December 13, 2022 A class action alleges a JetBlue and American Airlines "alliance" has eliminated competition between the two at the four largest airports nationwide and caused prices to increase for consumers.

October 10, 2022 A proposed class action claims Alaska Airlines has illegally utilized "session replay" spyware to record users' interactions with its website.

September 9, 2022 A former Spirit Airlines flight attendant alleges the carrier has enforced family and medical leave policies that are “facially inconsistent” with federal law.

August 23, 2022 A class action alleges Southwest Airlines has breached its contracts with customers by failing to refund prepaid security fees when a passenger does not travel.

August 1, 2022 A lawsuit says Hopper has marketed its “price freeze” tool without informing consumers that it may not cover the entire difference when a trip price increases beyond the amount at which it was “frozen.”

June 29, 2022 Inntopia has been hit with a proposed class action over a cyberattack that compromised the sensitive information of nearly 18,000 consumers.

April 18, 2022 AGA JetBlue have misled consumers by failing to disclose that the airline retains part of the cost of travel insurance policies on JetBlue’s website, a lawsuit says.

April 5, 2022 A lawsuit claims Allianz and Jefferson Insurance Company have charged travel and event insurance buyers added fees for services they neither know about nor want.

April 4, 2022 Timeshare seller Westgate Resorts, Ltd. faces a class action that alleges it has repeatedly violated a federal law intended to protect members of the U.S. military from predatory lending.

March 24, 2022 A class action alleges the operators of Rapid City’s Grand Gateway Hotel and Cheers Bar have discriminated against Native Americans on the basis of their race.

March 14, 2022 Six former United employees allege in a class action that the airline has prevented certain eligible retirees from participating in a “voluntary separation” leave program offered amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 11, 2022 A class action alleges SLS Hotel of Beverly Hills improperly withdrew money directly from customers’ accounts instead of placing a hold on their cards.

February 24, 2022 A lawsuit claims AIG has failed to refund portions of travel insurance premiums covering post-departure perils when a trip is canceled prior to departure.

December 14, 2021 A proposed class action claims JetBlue Airways Corporation has failed to refund TSA fees to customers who cancel their trips prior to travel.

December 9, 2021 The organizers of the 2021 Elements Festival face a class action that alleges the event in Lakewood, Penn. turned out to be nothing close to what attendees were promised.

December 2, 2021 A proposed class action alleges United Airlines has unlawfully prevented some retirees from obtaining the benefits of a more recent “early out” plan.

September 20, 2021 A class action alleges EB-5 immigrant investors were defrauded into pouring hundreds of thousands of dollars into what they were led to believe was a project to build a Queens, NY hotel and convention center,

September 17, 2021 Bluegreen Vacations faces a class action that alleges it has unlawfully failed to reasonably inquire as to whether a potential customer is covered by the Military Lending Act.

September 8, 2021 Seven foreign citizens have filed a class action in which they allege Vermont and state officials took Burke Mountain hotel investors’ money and used it to pay Jay Peak contractors and facilitate the state’s tax revenues.

September 1, 2021 InterContinental Hotels Group faces a class action over its apparent mandate that franchisees use only certain vendors and suppliers for virtually all goods and services needed to maintain and operate their hotels.

August 31, 2021 Southwest Airlines overcharged passengers between 2017-2019 by operating the “unsafe, non-airworthy, and defective” Boeing 737 MAX and failing to sufficiently train pilots to fly the aircraft, a class action alleges.

August 18, 2021 A class action alleges Honda Aircraft Co. failed to provide HondaJet owners and operators with sufficient notice that the planes’ engines must be run for 15 minutes every 90 days during non-flight periods.

July 30, 2021 A class action alleges certain Southwest Airlines workers have been denied the pay and benefits promised through a COVID-19 Extended Emergency Time Off program due to being on long-term military leave.

July 27, 2021 Philippine Airlines has refused to issue refunds despite canceling a vast percentage of its flights last year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, a class action claims.

May 27, 2021 A class action alleges pre-departure travel insurance sold through United Airlines’ website is wholly unnecessary in light of certain policy changes issued at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 20, 2021 Scandinavian Airlines faces a proposed class action over its alleged failure to refund customers for flights canceled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

May 18, 2021 The Four Seasons in Miami faces a class action that alleges the luxury hotel has wrongfully kept a number of workers on a perpetual furlough despite having no intention of bringing them back to work.

March 29, 2021 A class action alleges the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort has wrongfully terminated the pricey lifetime memberships of those in the exclusive Nemacolin 400 Club without notice or compensation in return.

March 9, 2021 A class action claims Marriott uses “drip pricing” to deceive consumers into believing they’ll be charged a lower room rate than they actually end up paying.

March 8, 2021 A class action alleges United Airlines’ failure to properly inspect and maintain its aircraft is to blame for a flight in which an engine failed over Colorado.

March 5, 2021 A class action aims to tackle what timeshare owners say is a significant omission from Wyndham and Worldmark's contracts and the companies' alleged skirting of arbitration rules.

February 3, 2021 A lawsuit alleges Trip Mate and U.S. Fire failed to issue refunds for portions of post-departure travel insurance coverage after a trip was canceled.

January 21, 2021 A class action claiming American Airlines has improperly charged bag check fees has been transferred to Texas federal court.

December 4, 2020 A class action alleges Diamond Resorts has unlawfully passed the burden of its operating expenses onto timeshare owners in the form of inflated annual fees.

November 9, 2020 A class action alleges Airbnb has shortchanged hosts by choosing to keep money only partially refunded to guests who've canceled reservations due to the coronavirus pandemic.

October 19, 2020 A class action alleges purportedly wheelchair- and scooter-accessible rooms at Concord Hospitality Enterprises' hotels contain beds that are too high off the floor.

October 15, 2020 A class action claims Royal Caribbean harmed investors by issuing between Feb. and Mar. 2020 false and/or misleading statements concerning sagging cruise bookings outside of China and RC's ability to contain the spread of coronavirus.

September 11, 2020 A proposed class action lawsuit challenges Omni Hotels’ alleged practice of adding undisclosed resort fees to customers’ bills at checkout.

September 10, 2020 A class action claims Allianz Global Assistance, Jefferson Insurance Co. and BCS Insurance Co. have charged hidden fees for "sham" informational assistance services.

August 28, 2020 Arch Insurance faces a class action wherein two consumers claim the insurer has, “on a uniform basis,” denied all COVID-19-related travel cancellation claims.

August 28, 2020 Wyndham Vacation Resorts faces yet another class action claiming the company intentionally fails to disclose key information during hours-long timeshare sales pitches.

August 24, 2020 A class action claims Lippert Components-made axles for towable recreational vehicles suffer from a defect than can compromise the integrity of an RV's frame and cause catastrophic damage.

August 24, 2020 Generali U.S. Branch faces a class action claiming it has breached its contracts with policyholders whose travel plans were disrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

July 17, 2020 Disney Destinations faces a class action after allegedly charging annual passholders in early July 2020 "all at once" for monthly payments suspended while parks were closed due to the pandemic.

June 26, 2020 Hundreds allege they were "lied to and misled" by Westgate Resorts and affiliates into buying into near-unusable timeshares without being apprised of their full legal rights.

June 26, 2020 Holland America Line and Carnival Corporation negligently exposed passengers on board the MS Zaandam to COVID-19 as the ship was forced to remain at sea, a class action claims.

June 12, 2020 A class action claims Generali has failed to refund “unearned” travel insurance premiums after customers’ trips were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

June 10, 2020 The operators of Legoland California, Madame Tussauds Hollywood and other attractions face a class action over their alleged refusal to issue refunds despite being shut down during the pandemic.

June 5, 2020 A class action claims Generali wrongfully denied a consumer’s trip insurance claim after he was forced to cancel due to COVID-19-related travel restrictions.